Bring life to your land.
I design gardens that actually belong here. Native ecology, edible landscapes, and tropical yards, all built the Florida-Friendly way across Jupiter, the Palm Beaches, Stuart, and the Treasure Coast.
This is a real garden. I build real gardens. There are 80 native species in this one.
Three gardens, one philosophy.
Whatever kind of garden you're after. Native, edible, or tropical. I build it the Florida-Friendly way. That's the through-line on every project I take on. Same soil, same rain, same heat; just different plants doing different jobs.
Native Ecology
A fully native yard, teeming with life. Plant it right and watch what shows up. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, the good bugs that handle the bad bugs for you. Minimum inputs, maximum wildlife.
Edible Landscape
Fruit trees and food gardens woven into the design instead of hidden out back. The right fruit tree in the right spot, fed organically, so it's actually productive year after year.
Tropical, Florida-Friendly
That lush tropical look. Done with non-invasive tropicals that belong in our zone, plus natives that read tropical (firebush, coontie, sea grape). Designed for our rain, our sand, and the storms that come every summer.
"If you're not planting invasives, and you're designing it the right way, that's a Florida-Friendly landscape. It's not a style, it's just doing it right."
Plant for the future.
Right plant, right place.
"There's no such thing as no-maintenance. I get it as low as it can honestly go. And then I tell you the truth about the rest."
"Natives bring the insects in. The good bugs eat the bad bugs. That's the pest-control system I'm building. A pollinator highway in your backyard that also happens to run itself."
"I'm trying to save native Florida. One garden at a time. While making really cool gardens along the way."
Five services, one philosophy.
Every project starts with me walking your land. It ends with a garden that gets better every year. One that fills in and comes to life. Not one you have to keep tearing out and replacing.
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Consultation
Where every project starts. A $250 on-site walk-through with a UF-trained horticulturist. Credited toward your design if we move forward.
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Landscape Design
Native, edible, or tropical. I piece it together the Florida-Friendly way, for your site today and twenty years from now.
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Installation
Healthy nursery stock, real soil work, priced from your design. Every plant carries a 60-day guarantee.
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Garden Care
Organic, hand-managed care that keeps the design working. No broadcast spraying. Ever.
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Fruit-Tree Care
Quarterly organic feeding, foliar sprays through the leaves, and seasonal pruning. The rhythm Florida fruit trees actually want.
Got acreage? I also do homestead and acreage planning: master site plans for large properties, built in phases. Plan your property →
Case studies, not photo walls.
The plants we use, and why they belong.
Mangifera indica
Mango
Fruit tree
The signature summer harvest of a South Florida edible landscape.
Persea americana
Avocado
Fruit tree
A serious tree that pays back for decades. Pick the right variety.
Hamelia patens
Firebush (Hamelia patens)
Florida native
The single best hummingbird plant on the Treasure Coast.
From the journal
What is a Florida-Friendly Landscape?
The nine principles behind landscapes that thrive here. With less water, fewer chemicals, and more life. Plus what the term actually protects you from in an HOA fight.
Read the article →Let's walk your land together.
$250 on-site visit, credited toward your design if we move forward. Serving Jupiter, Tequesta, Jupiter Farms, Abacoa, and the greater Palm Beach County area, plus Stuart, Palm City, Hobe Sound, and across Martin County and the Treasure Coast.